lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
slap in the face; slap on the cheek
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
Buddha's heart; Buddha's mercy
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
primary school; elementary school; grade school
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
field; plain; prairie; moor
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone